GEOLOGY 002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Culture Of Asia, Social Cognition, Cultural Conservatism
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Nisbe t (2003) : culture and a poin t of view. Focus on the object tried to explain its behaviour (properties and the categories to which it belonged) Matter as being composed of discrete objects or atoms. Matter as continuous substances, even as interpenetrating substances. Holistic where a salient object was located; relationships among objects and events in the field. The greeks are more independent, don"t rely as much on social relationships: value personal goals. Can move from one setting to another without alteration. When american mothers play with their kids, they focus their attention on objects and their attributes. See the truck; it has nice wheels"". When you throw your truck, the wall says, Westerners: explain events by reference to properties of the object. East asians: explain the same events with reference to interactions between the object and the field.
